2026 MLS SuperDraft

The 2026 MLS SuperDraft will be the 26th edition of the MLS SuperDraft, a sports draft to select amateur, usually collegiate, soccer players that are not affiliated with an MLS club, or college soccer players that had their homegrown player rights relinquished by their parent MLS club. The draft will be held on December 18, 2025, marking the fourth year in a row that the draft was held in December. Despite the draft being held in 2025, the draft retained the 2026 branding.^[1]

2026 MLS SuperDraft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date	December 18, 2025
Network	MLS Season Pass
Overview
90 total selections in 3 rounds
League	Major League Soccer
Teams	30
← 2025 2027 →

Format

Historically, the MLS SuperDraft has closely resembled that of the NFL draft:

1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks. There are no expansion teams this year, so the last-place MLS team will receive the first pick
2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
3. Teams that made the MLS Cup playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection

Player key
*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
^	Member of 2026 Generation Adidas class
†	Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas
Signed key
22	Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I)
1	Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)
30	Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III)
	Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system
27	Denotes player who returned to college team
Positions key
GK	Goalkeeper		DF	Defender		MF	Midfielder		FW	Forward

First round

P	MLS team	Player	Year	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team(s)	Other team(s)	Signed
1	D.C. United
2	Atlanta United
3	CF Montréal
4	Sporting Kansas City
5	LA Galaxy
6	Toronto FC
7	St. Louis City
8	New England Revolution
9	Orlando City[R1 trade 1]
10	Colorado Rapids
11	San Jose Earthquakes
12	New York Red Bulls
13	Real Salt Lake
14	Orlando City
15	Portland Timbers
16	FC Dallas
17	Austin
18	Chicago Fire
19	Columbus Crew
20	Nashville SC
21	FC Dallas[R1 trade 2]
22	Charlotte FC
23	Minnesota United
24	LAFC
25	Real Salt Lake[R1 trade 3]
26	Colorado Rapids[R1 trade 4]
27	New York City FC
28	San Diego FC
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30

Second round

P	MLS team	Player	Year	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team(s)	Other team(s)	Signed
1	D.C. United
2	Atlanta United
3	Real Salt Lake[R2 trade 1]
4	Sporting Kansas City
5	LA Galaxy
6	Toronto FC
7	St. Louis City
8	New England Revolution
9	Houston Dynamo
10	Colorado Rapids
11	San Jose Earthquakes
12	Real Salt Lake[R2 trade 2]
13	Orlando City[R2 trade 3]
14	Orlando City
15	Portland Timbers
16	FC Dallas
17	Austin
18	Chicago Fire
19	Columbus Crew
20	Nashville SC
21	Seattle Sounders
22	Charlotte FC
23	Minnesota United
24	Inter Miami[R2 trade 4]
25	FC Cincinnati
26	Colorado Rapids[R2 trade 5]
27	New York City FC
28	San Diego FC
29
30

Third round

P	MLS team	Player	Year	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team(s)	Other team(s)	Signed
1	D.C. United
2	Atlanta United
3	CF Montréal
4	Sporting Kansas City
5	LA Galaxy
6	Toronto FC
7	Minnesota United[R3 trade 1]
8	New England Revolution
9	Houston Dynamo
10	Colorado Rapids
11	New York City FC[R3 trade 2]
12	LA Galaxy[R3 trade 3]
13	Real Salt Lake
14	Orlando City
15	Portland Timbers
16	San Diego FC[R3 trade 4]
17	Austin
18	Houston Dynamo[R3 trade 5]
19	Columbus Crew
20	Nashville SC
21	Seattle Sounders
22	Charlotte FC
23	Minnesota United
24	LAFC
25	FC Cincinnati
26	Colorado Rapids[R3 trade 6]
27	New York City FC
28	San Diego FC
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30

Trades

First round

1. Houston Dynamo → Orlando City. Orlando City acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for Michael Halliday.^[2]
2. Seattle Sounders → FC Dallas. FC Dallas acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and up to $300,000 in conditional GAM from Seattle Sounders in exchange for Paul Arriola.^[3]
3. FC Cincinnati → Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake acquired the natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from FC Cincinnati in exchange for a loan of Dominik Marczuk and a 2025 International Roster Spot.^[4]
4. Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first and third round picks in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and the natural first, second and third round in the 2026 and 2027 MLS SuperDrafts from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $125,000 in 2025 GAM, $125,000 in 2026 GAM, $100,000 in 2027 GAM and $250,000 in conditional GAM.^[5]

Second round

1. CF Montréal → Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $200,000 in 2025 GAM from CF Montréal in exchange for Bode Hidalgo.^[6]
2. New York Red Bulls → Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake acquired Elias Manoel, all three natural picks in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and the 2026 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick from New York Red Bulls in exchange for $550,000 in 2025 GAM and $150,000 in 2026 GAM.^[7]
3. Real Salt Lake → Orlando City. Orlando City acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, $50,000 in 2025 GAM and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Mason Stajduhar.^[8]
4. LAFC → Inter Miami. Inter Miami acquired the natural second round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2025 GAM from Los Angeles FC in exchange for Miami’s natural first round pick in 2025.^[9]
5. Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first and third round picks in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and the natural first, second and third round in the 2026 and 2027 MLS SuperDrafts from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $125,000 in 2025 GAM, $125,000 in 2026 GAM, $100,000 in 2027 GAM and $250,000 in conditional GAM.^[5]

Third round

1. St. Louis City → Minnesota United. Minnesota United acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from St. Louis City in exchange for a loan of Devin Padelford.^[10]
2. San Jose Earthquakes → New York City FC. New York City FC acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Alfredo Morales.^[11]
3. New York Red Bulls → LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and up to $150,000 in conditional GAM from New York Red Bulls in exchange for John McCarthy.^[12]
4. FC Dallas → San Diego FC. San Diego FC acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from FC Dallas in exchange for Jacob Jackson.^[13]
5. Chicago Fire → Houston Dynamo. Houston Dynamo acquired the natural third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for Chase Gasper.^[14]
6. Philadelphia Union → Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids acquired the natural first and third round picks in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and the natural first, second and third round in the 2026 and 2027 MLS SuperDrafts from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $125,000 in 2025 GAM, $125,000 in 2026 GAM, $100,000 in 2027 GAM and $250,000 in conditional GAM.^[5]